Table 8.
Source of information stated by dentists, specialist dentists for oral surgery and OMFS regarding consumption of milk and dairy products after dentoalveolar surgery in Germany and international (multiple responses allowed) [6]
| Source of Information | Dentists (international + Germany) (n = 133) |
Specialist dentists for oral surgery (international + Germany) (n = 31) |
OMFS (international + Germany) (n = 58) |
Total (international + Germany) (n = 222) |
Total (Germany only) (n = 114) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching at University |
29.3% (n = 39) ***a |
41.9% (n = 13) ***b |
0% (n = 0) ***b |
23.4% (n = 52) ***c |
45.6% (n = 52) ***c |
|
Recommendations by other dentists - Lactobacilli could affect wound healing |
12.8% (n = 17) *a |
22.6% (n = 7) **b *a |
1.7% (n = 1) **b |
11.3%* (n = 25) *c |
21.1%* (n = 24) *c |
|
Personal experience - To avoid fermentation and bad oral odor - Dairy products could increase the bacteria level and metabolism - (old) resorbable suture materials could resorb faster |
12.0% (n = 16) |
38.7% (n = 12) **b |
8.6% (n = 5) **b |
14.9% (n = 33) |
25.4% (n = 29) |
| Specialist literature |
6.8% (n = 9) **d |
25.8% (n = 8) ***b **d |
0 = % (n = 0) ***b |
7.7% (n = 17) **c |
18.4% (n = 21) **c |
| Not specified |
42.9% (n = 57) |
19.4% (n = 6) |
70.7% (n = 41) |
46.8% (n = 104) |
0% (n = 0) |
*Correlation is significant at p < 0.05 level (Fisher’s exact test)
**Correlation is significant at p < 0.01 level (Fisher’s exact test)
***Correlation is significant at p < 0.001 level (Fisher’s exact test)